Armchair



Sept. 30; 1947.

H. AKSE ARMCHAIR Filed Oct. l2, 1937 Patented Sept. 30, 1947 ARMCHAIRHendrik Akse, Eindhoven, Netherlands Application @ctober 12, 1937-,Serial No. 168,656 lln the Netherlands October 14, 1936 Section 3,Public Law 690', August 8', 19416. Patent expires Octobery 14', 1956 2-Claims.

This invention relates to knock-down arm chairs capable of readyAassembly. It has for its principal object to provide such devices inwhich the seat or the seat and the back are made as separate units, forassembly with side frame members by peg and socket connections,

It has for a further object to provide, in such assemblies, the sideframe members with additional projections to act as further supports forthe seat or the seat and the back.

In general, according to the invention, the seat or the seat and theback, which are formed as separate units, comprise projecting pegsadapted to iit into sockets in the side frame members, the said sideframe members also carrying projections to form additional supports forthe seat, and if desired, for the back.

Thus arm chairs constructed according t the invention, when knocked-downcomprise four substantially flat parts capable of being readilytransported or stored and occupying a minimum bulk. Further the fourunits for such an arm chair can readily be tted-together to give astable and comfortable structure.

In order that the invention may be better understood, it will now bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings in which oneembodiment of an arm chair, constructed according to the invention, isrepresented somewhat diagrammatically.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the assembled arm chair with aportion broken away to more clearly show the structure.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof and Fig. 3 shows in elevation on alarger scale, a structural fragment of the juncture of a part of theback portion with a part of one of the main side frames.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there isprovided an arm chair which comprises two substantially rectangular mainside frames, each comprising in turn a base or foot portion I merginginto front and rear upright portions 2 and 2 respectively, the formerbeing joined to the latter by a top portion I which is substantiallyparallel to the foot portion and constitutes an arm rest, said topportion being joined at a point short of the upper end of the rearupright portion as shown in Fig. 2. Each side frame additionally carriesa substantially U-shaped bracing member 5 iiXed at its upper ends to thefront and rear upright portions 2, 2 substantially medially of theheight thereof. The upper end of the front portion of each bracingmember 5' is formed as a socket while the rear end carries. an inwardlyextending projection 6. which'is positioned in opposed rel-a.- tion tothe projection 6 on the other side frame. Preferably each side frame isformed of a single piece of tubular metal.

The seat 3 preferably is formed from metal tubing and comprises a frameof substantially rectangular configuration carrying any desired form ofseating surface proper, for example, woven or plaited cane or othermaterial. The seat is detachably connected to the main side frames bypegs l which depend from the downwardly turned front portion of the seatand engage in the sockets at the upper front ends of the bracing members5 as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The rear portion of the seatas also shown in these figures is slightly curved and rests on theinwardly extending projections 6.

The back 4 may be constructed similarly to the seat, that is to say, itmay consist of a frame preferably of rectangular conguration and formedof tubular metal and a back proper of woven or plaited cane or othermaterial, The back frame is formed with elongated pegs 8 and 9preferably in the form of continuations of the sides of the said frame.These pegs 8 and 9 in the assembled condition of the chair are insertedinto the apertures in elongated socket members I0 formed with or fixedto the rear upright portions 2 of the main side frames so that the backframe is positioned between the upper portions of the rear uprights ofthe main side frames as clearly shown in the drawings. f

As will be appreciated, in place of the diagrammatic structureillustrated in the drawings, the chair may `be constructed in anornamental manner, and the finish given to the framework which may bemetal tubes, can be of any coloured paint or otherwise, or they may bechromium plated.

Again, instead of lplaited or woven cane for the seat or back, there maybe provided seating and back surfaces of other construction, for eX-ample these may be smooth surfaces and formed from wood, metal or of anyother suitable material. Again they may be upholstered and comprise aresilient or other under layer as desired and known in the furnitureart.

Although the invention has been specically described as relating to armchairs, somewhat similar constructions may also be employed for tables.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesof America is:

1. A knock-down arm chair comprising two main rectangular sidesupporting frames, each of which consists of a single piece of metaltube lbent to form a foot portion, front and rear upright portionscontinuing therefrom, a top portion extending from the front portion andjoined to the rear portion near the top to constitute an arm rest,sockets carried by the front and rear upright portions medially of theheight thereof, opposed horizontal projections on said side frames nearthe rear thereof, a rectangular seat frame having its front portion bentdownwardly and provided with two downwardly extending pegs to detachablyengage the sockets in the upright front portions, the inner end of theseat frame being supported on said horizontal projections, and asubstantially rectangular back frame having downwardly extendingelongated pegs at the lower ends of the side portions thereof fordetachable engagement with the two sockets at the rear oi the sideframes, a U-shaped member secured to the front and rear upright portionof each of the side frames, and the front sockets being formed in thefront ends of said bracing members.

2. A knock-down arm chair comprising two main side frames, each formedfrom a single piece of tubular metal and comprising a foot portion,front and rear upright portions continuing therefrom, top 4portionsextending from the front 30 side frame, the end .fportions of thebracing members being fixed substantially medially of the heights of theupright portions, the front ends of said U-shaped bracing members havingsockets therein, horizontal pegs extending inwardly from the rear endsof the bracing members, other sockets on the rear upright portionssubstantially medially of the height thereof, a seat frame ofsubstantially rectangular conguration and formed of tubular metal havinga downwardly turned front portion terminating in pegs for detachableengagement with the sockets in the front ends of the bracing members,the rear portion of the seat being engageable with the pegs, and a backframe of substantially rectangular conguration and formed of tubularmetal and terminating in elongated depending pegs for detacha'bleengagement with the sockets on the Y rear upright portions of the mainside frames. HENDRIK AKS/E.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,718,321 Vericel June 25, 1929FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 376,251 Great Britain July 5, 1932'757,863 France 1 Oct. 16, 1933

